The smarter way to handle PTO season without overloading your team.
From scheduling and customer communication to documentation and day-to-day organization, administrative professionals are the ones who keep everyone else on track.
But as your administrative team members head out for well-deserved PTO, who’s left holding everything together? Because office productivity doesn’t take time off.
Every manager knows that when one is out, the whole workflow can get thrown off balance. So how do you stay productive when your support staff is running lean and stretched thin?
Enter: short-term administrative staffing.
Why Admin Absences Hit Hard
Administrative professionals are often referred to as the unsung heroes of a company for good reason. Behind-the-scenes, they’re the quiet force powering your workday.
When even one key person is out, it can quickly lead to:
- Dropped tasks or missed deadlines
- Overworked teammates juggling their own tasks and someone else’s
- Slower customer or internal response times
- Higher risk of frustration and burnout for the rest of your admin team
Sure: most teams try to “make it work” by stretching responsibilities. But while it may feel cheaper upfront, the long-term costs of burnout, turnover, and productivity loss are real.
When administrative support thins out, everyone feels it—from your front desk to your finance team.
When Temporary Admin Staffing Help Makes Sense
While back-to-back summer and holiday vacations are common instances where short-term administrative support makes sense, consider these scenarios:
- Extended parental or medical leave
- Seasonal workloads like audits, tax season, or quarter-end
- Special projects, events, or system rollouts that need extra hands
- A full-time employee gives notice and you need an interim replacement
- You’re facing a data entry backlog or database migration
- You want to “test” a new hire before making a permanent offer
In each of these cases, bringing in temporary admin help is often the simplest, smartest way to keep your operations humming. Here’s why it works:
Fast ramp-up: Experienced office staff know how to jump in with minimal training.
Flexible coverage: Need someone for three weeks? Three months? Unsure? You decide.
Low risk, high reward: No benefits packages or paperwork hassles that come with a full-time hire, just reliable support when you need it.
And if the short-term need becomes long-term? You can easily transition to temp-to-hire.
Why Local Support Matters—Especially in Oregon
Finding the right fit for a short-term admin role isn’t as easy as plucking a name off a job board.
You need someone who’s reliable, experienced, and ready to go now. That’s why local expertise matters.
At Selectemp, we specialize in administrative staffing for Oregon businesses. Whether you’re in Eugene, Salem, Bend, or beyond, we have a network of pre-vetted, dependable administrative professionals ready to step in when you need them most.
Our staffing team understands local labor trends, wage expectations, and—most importantly—how to find dependable temp talent that won’t leave you hanging.
Keep Things Moving (No Matter Who’s Out)
Whether you’re trying to stay productive through PTO season or avoid overloading your team, bringing in a temporary admin is a smart move. And when you partner with an agency like Selectemp, it’s a simple one, too.
Need short-term admin help in Oregon? Let’s talk about your coverage plans before the out-of-office replies start rolling in.
